Viewpoint: Economic evaluation of package of care interventions employing clinical guidelines

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-104

  Barasa, Edwine W ^a   English, Mike ^a,b  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Complex interventions; Cost effectiveness analysis; Economic evaluation; Health care evaluation; Package of care

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; GUIDELINE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH WORKER; LOW INCOME POPULATION; SERVICE PROVISION; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSENSUS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 78650197285     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02637.x     Document Type: Article

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